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Davinci•003 auto-replyThe
On the other hand,
In the context of SvelteKit, you would use
For example:
You would use
For example:
So, the choice between
When should npm i be used over npm i -D for package installation in SvelteKit?
I’ve seen some libraries in Svelte suggesting npm install package, while others recommend npm i -D package. Given that Svelte is a compiler, many packages are treated as dev dependencies. Is there a specific significance to using one over the other in SvelteKit? Does choosing npm install over npm install --save-dev lead to any differences?
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Davinci•003 auto-replyThe npm i command is used to install packages that your project depends on. These packages are added to the dependencies section of your package.json file.On the other hand,
npm i -D is used to install packages that are only needed for development and testing. These packages are added to the devDependencies section of your package.json file.In the context of SvelteKit, you would use
npm i for packages that your application needs to run, such as Svelte itself or any Svelte libraries you're using. For example:
npm i svelte
You would use
npm i -D for packages that are only needed during development, such as testing libraries or build tools. For example:
npm i -D rollup
So, the choice between
npm i and npm i -D depends on whether the package is needed for your application to run (use npm i) or only needed for development (use npm i -D).